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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the senate armed services committee holds a hearing this morning on the nomination of marine corps general joseph dunford to command forces in afghanistan, replacing general john allen. that's live at 9:30 eastern. general dunford led a regiment in the 2003 invasion of iraq. president obama spoke with reporters for a little less than an hour yesterday. it was his first news conference since early this year. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress that we've made. because this nation succeeds when we've got a growing, thriving middle class. and that's the idea at the core of the plan that i talked about on the campaign trail over the last year, reward
"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the senate armed services committee holds a hearing this morning on the nomination of marine corps general joseph dunford to command forces in afghanistan, replacing general john allen. that's live at 9:30 eastern. general dunford led a regiment in the 2003 invasion of iraq. president obama spoke with reporters for a little less than an hour yesterday. it was his first news conference since early this year....
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and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of attacks on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than was predicted even ten years ago. we do know that the arctic ice cap is melting, faster than was even predicted five years ago. we do know there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. as a consequence i think we have an obligation to future generations to do something about it. now in my first term, we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars. and trucks. that will have an impact. that will take a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere. we doubled the production of clean energy, which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we
and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of attacks on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than was predicted even ten years ago. we do know that the arctic ice cap is melting, faster than was even predicted five years ago. we do know there have been extraordinarily -- there have...
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washington is just as dumbfounded, torn between wonder at the dysfunction of our national security leaders and of course reluctant curiosity. dan, why does this same thing keep happening? it just happens, these powerful men, even as disciplined as petraeus. you know petraeus. >> i do know him and like him and think he's been a great patriot and public servant. but in answer to your question, i simply don't know. what we do know is it occurs, has occurred not just in our time and our country but all through difficult times. part of it is i think people who reach the pinnacle begin to think they can do things that other people can't do. they think i'm so high, nobody will ever find out about this. best i can do, unless you want to accept what my great grandmother used to say, there's simply no damn good. chris: we'll stop short with that but maybe you want to talk. >> i agree with dan but people in high positions, they're surrounded by yes men and are rarely contradicted and begin to think normal roles of behavior don't apply to them and they're above the law. opportunities arise because you
washington is just as dumbfounded, torn between wonder at the dysfunction of our national security leaders and of course reluctant curiosity. dan, why does this same thing keep happening? it just happens, these powerful men, even as disciplined as petraeus. you know petraeus. >> i do know him and like him and think he's been a great patriot and public servant. but in answer to your question, i simply don't know. what we do know is it occurs, has occurred not just in our time and our...
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from washington, this is 35 minutes. >> it if you wanted to study predicate to see how this is a change in american politics, you could not have done a better than last night which i think we will look back at a political but also social and cultural milestone when they look in the mirror and says we are a different place than we used to be. we have a terrific panel. we will look at the implications of this, the two parties, for our economy, and for the society, but i want to start with three numbers that seemed to encapsulate the elections. 80, 39, 28. barack obama 180% of the combined the the minority voters, which -- barack obama won 80% of the combined minority voters. mitt romney, in losing, have the best showing among white male voters. will delve into this from every possible angle, but let me start with you, dan. let's talk about your thoughts about the implications of these results, both for the republican and minority voters, but also as an incumbent democrat president struggled and cannot in the and get to 40 percent support among the white voters. >> i appreciate starting th
from washington, this is 35 minutes. >> it if you wanted to study predicate to see how this is a change in american politics, you could not have done a better than last night which i think we will look back at a political but also social and cultural milestone when they look in the mirror and says we are a different place than we used to be. we have a terrific panel. we will look at the implications of this, the two parties, for our economy, and for the society, but i want to start with...
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when it comes to getting more money to washington. but not nearly the same for control spending in washington. not when the union members descend on capitol today. and others demand social security be put off next year. here is what i'm seeing if the waning weeks of the year. tax hikes now, maybe, maybe spending cuts later, increasingly though unlikely. is washington finding more ways to feed the beast instead of entertaining the beast? this will come up next year. when they get to entitlement reform and tax reform. that is me saying i'll exercise and eat right. some day i might. this day i'm just not. here is the difference, my friend. i'm the one whose shirt buttons pop when i fail. we're the ones losing their shirts when they fail. look what they are doing in hollywood before my trip out west. these guys, you know, thank you.
when it comes to getting more money to washington. but not nearly the same for control spending in washington. not when the union members descend on capitol today. and others demand social security be put off next year. here is what i'm seeing if the waning weeks of the year. tax hikes now, maybe, maybe spending cuts later, increasingly though unlikely. is washington finding more ways to feed the beast instead of entertaining the beast? this will come up next year. when they get to entitlement...
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washington bureau chief from mother jones and our political analyst. let's take a look at some of this stuff from john mccain. four years since john mccain lost his presidential bid, ten days since mitt romney lost but they are holding a grudge against the president and their bitter comments this week. listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> let's go after romney first in a way that he's calculating how he lost. you can give all kinds of reasons when you lose. when you spout the argument that the other guy bought all the interest groups, that seems to diminish not jus
washington bureau chief from mother jones and our political analyst. let's take a look at some of this stuff from john mccain. four years since john mccain lost his presidential bid, ten days since mitt romney lost but they are holding a grudge against the president and their bitter comments this week. listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of...
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>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent or did they mislead congress, or did they just simply not know. probably it's a little bit of all three. >> let's turn to suzanne kelly. the fascinating thing again today was the senators allowed in to see this video, this closed circuit television video, that included very disturbing scenes of ambassador stevens' last moments. but also, it seemed to clarify, didn't it, exactly what was going on in the buildup to this attack. there was no obvious sign, according to the senators who have come out publicly after this, of any protest. >> yeah. that
>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent...
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i didn't get as offended by that as other people did in terms of saying that "the washington post" was more towards the palestinians. i didn't, i didn't see-- >> more flagrant though is cnn running phony footage and the bbc a sweep from syria they said was palestinian and british reporter, bbc john donovan said i accidentally smeared the israelis and i really meant to smear the syrian government. stone silent, the bbc won't fire him. who knows from a week ago other than tweeting again. >> jon: judy, the coverage of what happened then, tends to focus how many rockets were fired and how many casualties on both sides, but there seems to be a vast moral goal between the two sides. here is a look at the cover of the new york daily news and then, basically the same title and the the same totphoto, in te new york post. and very similar coverage of hamas members dragging somebody through the streets tied to a motorcycle, somebody they had executed on suspicion of being an israeli sympathizer or spy. >> exactly, and that's part of the college of a reporter covering what's going on in gaza, beca
i didn't get as offended by that as other people did in terms of saying that "the washington post" was more towards the palestinians. i didn't, i didn't see-- >> more flagrant though is cnn running phony footage and the bbc a sweep from syria they said was palestinian and british reporter, bbc john donovan said i accidentally smeared the israelis and i really meant to smear the syrian government. stone silent, the bbc won't fire him. who knows from a week ago other than tweeting...
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>> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and politico, reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. >> i have no evidence at this point, from what i've seen, the classified information was disclosed. >> this week on "inside washington," a sex scandal at the top of the cia. the benghazi blame game. >> the american people deserve to know the facts. we cannot ever let this happen again. >> why would susan rice not get our vote? i don't trust her. >> defending susan rice. >> senator mccain and senator graham want to go after some big, they should go after me. >> there are no barriers, they to sitting down and working through this process. >> as the fiscal cliff limbs, is there a deal in the works? mitt romney explains why he lost . >> the president's campaign was focused on his base coalition, giving extraordinary gifts from the government, working aggressively to turn them out to vote. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i just don't know where to begin this week. do we talk about republican
>> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and politico, reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. >> i have no evidence at this point, from what i've seen, the classified information was disclosed. >> this week on "inside washington," a sex scandal at the top of the cia. the benghazi blame game. >> the american people deserve to know the facts. we cannot ever let this happen again....
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the conversation continues online on the "washington week" webcast. we're going to talk about the stories we covered this year that made us the most thankful. keep up with daily developments with me on the pbs news hour and we'll see you right here again next week on "washington week." have a wonderful thanksgiving. good night. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we have been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we have developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still. and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by norfolk southern, boeing. additional funding for "washington week" is provided by the annenburg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like
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and david ignatius washington post, reporting early on there was a report video. the president himself used aed word terror in the rose garden and the day after. it seems like the right wing media is trying to make something here, tried to do it during the the election as if it would somehow change the results of election and which it didn't. and continuing the rap on the president that i don't think was a coverup. >> and then the media seemed to love the defense of ambassador rice, the president. one said, there is no damsel in distress and obama's eternalistic bravado of a top administrative official is going to come back to haunt him. she's a big girl in a big position and she should defend herself and what she said. >> i don't think it's necessarily a right wing smackdown of susan rice, it's the liberal media make it go about john mccain's comments about susan rice and john mccain never used the word filibuster. he said he would have serious issues susan rice as secretary of state. i agree with judy, what is susan rice doing representing the administration on
and david ignatius washington post, reporting early on there was a report video. the president himself used aed word terror in the rose garden and the day after. it seems like the right wing media is trying to make something here, tried to do it during the the election as if it would somehow change the results of election and which it didn't. and continuing the rap on the president that i don't think was a coverup. >> and then the media seemed to love the defense of ambassador rice, the...
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also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at bloomberg. the headline of the front page story from bloomberg business week is "the next four years, holding the cards." i want to bring you a little bit from that. a second term marked by an improving economy and tact with historic tax and the entitlement reform seems well within reach. that would put obama among a select a group of presidents when the scope of his victory became clear, some liberals like him to ronald reagan. that again is "bloomberg businessweek." we want to bring you now to president obama himself in his victory speech on tuesday night talking a li
also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at...
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so having washington, d.c. make the calls for the state of texas , not good policy, not good politics. the answer to this administration on expanding medicaid and the exchanges is a very emphatic no. >> and others are beginning to follow, governor. nicky hayley in south carolina and nebraska's governor and others are expected to do the same. then what? what does this mean? >> well, the states have always been where this should have been focused to begin with. we are the ones to deliver the program. you can't make this one size fits all. this goes back to a conversation we have had for literally years with washington, d.c. where we have asked for waivers to run our program better and to deliver better health care and more accessible and more affordable health care. and washington all too often says no with that mentality. they know what is best. the fact is they don't know what is best. so we will continue to push back on washington, d.c. and regardless of who the administration is, if they think they can do hea
so having washington, d.c. make the calls for the state of texas , not good policy, not good politics. the answer to this administration on expanding medicaid and the exchanges is a very emphatic no. >> and others are beginning to follow, governor. nicky hayley in south carolina and nebraska's governor and others are expected to do the same. then what? what does this mean? >> well, the states have always been where this should have been focused to begin with. we are the ones to...
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[cheers and applause] i want them to hear you in washington, d.c. can you do that? we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you hurt governor tom corbett. the bus has arrived. -- you heard governor tom corbett. we will take your calls. a democratic column. go ahead, carl. caller: i am concerned about this election. i am from the 82nd airborne. i was loaded onto planes during the cuban crisis. we found out later than kennedy gave up our missiles in turkey and averted a crisis. you have to be aggressive, but you cannot be crazy. romney is a global list -- globalist. he is a complete sony and i am scared to death if he becomes president. host: david, a republican color. caller: i am for romney all the way. he is for god and country. there are a lot of people out of war. if romney were president -- out of work right now. if romney were present, the people on the east coast would not be suffering like the are now. host: are you energize? caller: yes, i am energized. it is going to be good against evil. caller: i am a massachusetts resident. i had governor romney as my gover
[cheers and applause] i want them to hear you in washington, d.c. can you do that? we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you hurt governor tom corbett. the bus has arrived. -- you heard governor tom corbett. we will take your calls. a democratic column. go ahead, carl. caller: i am concerned about this election. i am from the 82nd airborne. i was loaded onto planes during the cuban crisis. we found out later than kennedy gave up our missiles in turkey and averted a crisis. you have to be...
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managed out of washing said i'm going to tell you what you want to do what else doc want to hold on washington what obama needs if you're resorting to place when obamacare went into place in massachusetts we didn't see these to slow don't ask don't ask moderates in fact and central government even at the state level health care system if progress is are so good at planning our health care system they would have predicted this they would have headed off the problem if would be no answer to the status of all of their complaint is to admit they got robbed of their also medicare is they really just make this guy taking a break for a moment here and. single payer health care is what progressives who are advocating for you do what the this you guys are that we're all debating here is a very small number of very political c.e.o.'s who are taking some relatively small measures in the weeks since. election thousands of people have been hired all over the country nobody is waving a flag going oh in those they just got hired because of obama thousands of people got laid off all of that kind i don't know
managed out of washing said i'm going to tell you what you want to do what else doc want to hold on washington what obama needs if you're resorting to place when obamacare went into place in massachusetts we didn't see these to slow don't ask don't ask moderates in fact and central government even at the state level health care system if progress is are so good at planning our health care system they would have predicted this they would have headed off the problem if would be no answer to the...
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host: the annual crystal ball contest from "the washington post." jim cramer, predicting that mitt romney will get 98 electoral votes, the president, 440? he is the only one predicting a landslide for the president. guest: he is the only one predicting that. i am a democratic partisan, i would love to see that, but i do not think it will be close to that. host: only two are predicting that mitt romney will win, the other 11 saying that barack obama will get a second term. guest: the perception of looking at these polls is very interesting. we released our own poll today with a different side between the candidates. there was an indication that it would lean towards mitt romney by a point or two, especially if they look at the model on the battleground. i think that the real question is, where is the electoral college going to go? everyone is making a guess at this point. ohio is up in the air, wisconsin is up in the air. certainly of those three, off three could go to mitt romney, off three to go to obama, that will be the difference in the electora
host: the annual crystal ball contest from "the washington post." jim cramer, predicting that mitt romney will get 98 electoral votes, the president, 440? he is the only one predicting a landslide for the president. guest: he is the only one predicting that. i am a democratic partisan, i would love to see that, but i do not think it will be close to that. host: only two are predicting that mitt romney will win, the other 11 saying that barack obama will get a second term. guest: the...
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we need to start with tom breaking news from washington, d.c. nbc news is reporting tonight that the new cia director, the one after david petraeus resigned recently, the acting director is going to be accompanying the u.n. ambassador susan rice tomorrow at a meeting that she is taking with republican senators. now this is important because it would appear to be laying the groundwork for susan rice's potential nomination for the position of secretary of state. susan rice to succeed the current secretary of state
we need to start with tom breaking news from washington, d.c. nbc news is reporting tonight that the new cia director, the one after david petraeus resigned recently, the acting director is going to be accompanying the u.n. ambassador susan rice tomorrow at a meeting that she is taking with republican senators. now this is important because it would appear to be laying the groundwork for susan rice's potential nomination for the position of secretary of state. susan rice to succeed the current...
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you can see the washington monument, clear skies. sun is going down. going to get chilly now. 49 at national, but everybody else in the low to mid 40's already. pressure is steady. and really looking at a crisp night. breezes will pick up a little bit later on tonight. so if you're headed out, it is friday after all. if you're going to be out late, make sure you remember the coat. we'll take you out west for just a minute, because it's just raining from l.a., almost san diego to seattle and i point this out because that's where it's going to be stormy all weekend, which is one reason we're going to enjoy a nice weekend. and also, this is where it's going to be stormy next wednesday for travel day. the rest of the country looks pretty darn quiet. we had a few high clouds earlier. everything moved on out to sea. we were left with a glorious day. 50 in bethesda. 47 in springfield. still 50 in college park. we'll give you that and 48 over in bowie. a nice weekend ahead. chilly for high school football. nice for the terps game and nice for the redskins game
you can see the washington monument, clear skies. sun is going down. going to get chilly now. 49 at national, but everybody else in the low to mid 40's already. pressure is steady. and really looking at a crisp night. breezes will pick up a little bit later on tonight. so if you're headed out, it is friday after all. if you're going to be out late, make sure you remember the coat. we'll take you out west for just a minute, because it's just raining from l.a., almost san diego to seattle and i...
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and other sort of goodies that are handed out in washington that have resulted in the system of what many of us call crony capitalism. people are able to come in and get an advantage. >> greta: how do we get -- you everybody agrees it's bad. everybody agrees it's bad that there is special treatment. but everybody gree agreeing it's bad doesn't get it done. >> what i hope to come out of an agreement by the end of the year is a process put into place that will force us to get tax reform done. i believe we have an environment that will lend itself to us really doing that. it will be an extraordinary thing. you are right. it will not be easy. because -- you be, the federal government is still facing extraordinary deficits. i mean, we have a trillion-dollar-a-year deficit. we have to keep that in mind so that when the speaker talks about putting revenues on the table that in return, we actually can tell the people of this country that we are going to stop doing what we are doing and actually fwin to pay down the debt. so the tax code, i believe is the tool for us to grow. if we can implem
and other sort of goodies that are handed out in washington that have resulted in the system of what many of us call crony capitalism. people are able to come in and get an advantage. >> greta: how do we get -- you everybody agrees it's bad. everybody agrees it's bad that there is special treatment. but everybody gree agreeing it's bad doesn't get it done. >> what i hope to come out of an agreement by the end of the year is a process put into place that will force us to get tax...
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hear how she is doing tonight >>> and george washington university knocked off a prestigious list. students react at 11:00. =8 >>> when families sit down at dinner for thanksgiving, some children will be missing a family members. and an organization has come up with a way to help children who have parents behind bars. through art. >> reporter: the walls are adorned with murals made by children with their fathers. dads in brings son and some for a very, very long time. >> it was fun to get to see him after months and months without seeing him. >> reporter: these mules depict the perfect day for father and child if they could be together. ten-year-old jiah, a gymnast, dreams of having her dad watch her win a gold medal. >> we decided to make the mural as if he could make it to one of my competitions. >> reporter: she and her dad workz on had mural behind bars at the prison where he is serving time. it's all part of the father and child summer camp organized by home pals that brings kids together with their incarcerated fathers for a week each summer. the last day is always the h
hear how she is doing tonight >>> and george washington university knocked off a prestigious list. students react at 11:00. =8 >>> when families sit down at dinner for thanksgiving, some children will be missing a family members. and an organization has come up with a way to help children who have parents behind bars. through art. >> reporter: the walls are adorned with murals made by children with their fathers. dads in brings son and some for a very, very long...
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>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades the sharpest minds, best sources, >> "the mclaughlin group" is brought to you in part by american petroleum institute. >>> thanks to president obama for the confidence, like an old soldier. >> so said david petraeus 15 months ago, september 2011, when he was sworn in as director of the central intelligence agency, petraeus was nominated by president obama replacing outgoing cia director leon panetta. now head of the department of defense. but petraeus suddenly resigned one week ago in petraeus' own words, a quote unquote extramarital affair. the woman in question, paula broadwell who is also married and co-wrote a 400-page biography of general petraeus last year when petraeus was still the top commander in afghanistan. >> it is a portrait of modern warfare. and i tried to show in the back how his ideas are playing out on the ground through the poor traits of three battalion commanders. >> petraeus still has a stellar reputation. a four-star general, with a 37- y
>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades the sharpest minds, best sources, >> "the mclaughlin group" is brought to you in part by american petroleum institute. >>> thanks to president obama for the confidence, like an old soldier. >> so said david petraeus 15 months ago, september 2011, when he was sworn in as director of the central intelligence agency, petraeus was nominated by president obama...
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he said, get to washington, take the high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, can national association of manufacturers move their head quarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo that many lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400. 50 thous people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation, they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power shift tilted the policy towards business, towards the wealthy. that started in the late 70s late rally when you and i were there. starnlths you had what i call wedge economics in the economy. used to be that the prosperity, the growth of american productivity was shared. middle class had its share along with the owners, along with the shareholders. the productivity of the american workforce doubled from 1945 to 1975. >> i know a lot about this. there's gucci gulch for all the lobbyists tell us how to write tax policy. a lot of businesses draft
he said, get to washington, take the high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, can national association of manufacturers move their head quarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo that many lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400. 50 thous people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation, they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power...
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but it's washington that will decide what's going to be traded to avoid the fiscal cliff and i can guarantee that obamacare will not be involved in those-- >> i agree with na part. >> and until next year. >> all right. panel, stick around. up next, holiday shopping, wal-mart and the fight over unions, it's not over. wish a happy thanksgiving, i love you so much and back home. >> i wanted to truly wish everyone a happy thanksgiving and a special shout out to my precious wife and my family back home in virginia. but before i leave i want to say one thing, have an attitude of gratitude. with verizon. hurry in this friday for great deals. like the droid razr by motorola in cranberry, free. or a white 7-inch samsung galaxy tab 2, just $99.99. this friday, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. >> time and time again our associates conclude that they don't need a deal. that they appreciate the opportunities at wal-mart and we appreciate our associates, we can't have a black friday event without an associate. >> pay is an issue for some of us, a lot of u
but it's washington that will decide what's going to be traded to avoid the fiscal cliff and i can guarantee that obamacare will not be involved in those-- >> i agree with na part. >> and until next year. >> all right. panel, stick around. up next, holiday shopping, wal-mart and the fight over unions, it's not over. wish a happy thanksgiving, i love you so much and back home. >> i wanted to truly wish everyone a happy thanksgiving and a special shout out to my precious...
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amid-all of this in the world, today washington was consumed with two issues. the first was the start of negotiations to head off a deliberate crisis that d.c. created for itself so they could come to a few new deal between the parties and congress on spending and taxes and the deficit. that negotiation started today. the white house said top staffers will be continuing those negotiations that started today even while the president is off on this big historic trip to asia. the other thing consuming washington is the investigation into what happened in benghazi. in the midst of his sex scandal, but the head of the cia david petraeus testified to congress today about libya behind closed doors. we'll have more on that in a moment. but while all of this is unfolding in american politics, globally and in washington, there's a whole other level of things unfolding in american politics that's happening further down the food chain. what's happening there, i think, is rather off the hook. in a way that might be good news for the country. but for now, it's just worth see
amid-all of this in the world, today washington was consumed with two issues. the first was the start of negotiations to head off a deliberate crisis that d.c. created for itself so they could come to a few new deal between the parties and congress on spending and taxes and the deficit. that negotiation started today. the white house said top staffers will be continuing those negotiations that started today even while the president is off on this big historic trip to asia. the other thing...